66 Saints, Maxi Badd, and The Statics at the Velvet Elvis, Seattle, WA, February 1, 1994

This poster advertises a show by 66 Saints, Maxi Badd, and The Statics at the Velvet Elvis in Seattle’s Pioneer Square on February 1, 1994. 

66 Saints was a Seattle Rock band formed in 1991 and active in the Northwest throughout the early 1990s. The band was started by guitarists and vocalists Lisa Orth (b. unknown) and John Maroney (b. unknown). Orth was the first official art director for Sub Pop Records, where she designed Nirvana’s now iconic logo, and she also worked for The Rocket, Manna Records, and Seattle Gay News. The band also featured Mitch Michieli (b. unknown) on drums and backup vocals, and they frequented Seattle venues like Re-Bar, Moe’s Mo’Roc’N Café, and the Off Ramp. 66 Saints released limited recordings with Big Flaming Ego Records before they disbanded. 

Maxi Badd was a Seattle Rock band formed in 1991 by guitarist Gretta Harley (b. unknown), bassist Tess Lotta (b unknown), and drummer Dave Parnes (b. unknown). They signed a record deal and toured under a new name, Danger Gens, and they performed with numerous bands including Babies in Toyland, Giant Sand, Laughing Hyenas, 7 Year Bitch, Hammberbox, TAD, and Love Battery.  

The Statics were a 1990s Punk band from Tacoma, Washington, featuring guitarist Zack Hoppenrath (b. unknown, drummer Bryant Flesher (b. unknown, and bassists Diane Kitano (b. unknown and Matt Rempel (b. Unknown).  

The Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge Theater was an all-ages music space opened at 107 Occidental South in Seattle’s Pioneer Square in 1993. The Velvet Elvis welcomed youth to Seattle’s music scene, which was relatively uncommon in the 1980s and 1990s, and it also served as a gallery for local artists. Local and national acts played here, including Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie, the Foo Fighters, and Murder City Devils. As a nonprofit run by a volunteer staff, economic challenges closed its doors in 1999.